The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 18, 2036
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
6:45 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1407
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 164.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -1.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.86° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.39° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.